Jacobite Rebellion

For decades the kings and queens of England have overstepped their rule, attacking the Scott’s right to self-govern. Since the Acts of Union in 1707 when Scotland, Ireland, and England were combined to one national Great Britain, the Scottish Parliament has been dissolved and all legislative power has moved to London. After an unsuccessful rebellion against the Hanoverian King George I in 1715, the Jacobites still had the burning desire to rule Great Britain. In the late 1730s, the Old Pretender James’ son Charles, or the Bonnie Prince, began establishing relations with the Highlanders and the English Catholic nobility. In July 1745, he sailed to the Scottish Isle of Eriskay to rally more Scottish clan chieftains to his cause. On September 15, the Old Pretender was crowned King James VIII of Scotland, and the Bonnie Prince’s mission heightened.